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Paperback. From pop music to purdah, Osama Bin Laden's sister-in-law provides a unique insight into Saudi society and the Bin Laden's family role within it. 'A terrifying insight into the psychology of Al-Qaeda' Times Num Pages: 240 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012687
ISBN
9781844081035
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is the story of an atrocity on Achill Island in the west of Ireland in 1894. An English landowner, Agnes McDonnell, was brutally attacked and her home - Valley House - burnt. Agnes survived but was so disfigured she wore a veil in public for the rest of her life. Num Pages: 240 pages, Black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The Collins Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848891470
ISBN
9781848891470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. More heart-warming tales of life as a vet from TV vet Luke Gamble, this time travelling farther afield from his West Country base to exotic locations around the world. 'Luke is a West Country treasure .. like Dr Dolittle but real!' - Martin Clunes Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444721829
ISBN
9781444721829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962971
ISBN
9780750962971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Hardback. This study focuses on James Legge (1815-1897), one of the most important 19th-century figures in the cultural exchange between China and the West. The narrative illuminates the era in which Legge lived as well as the surroundings in which he worked. Num Pages: 810 pages, 38 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; BGH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
810
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520215528
ISBN
9780520215528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 72.77

Hardcover. Providing both personal and professional revelations about the mid- to late-20th century book trade in England, this is the autobiography of Christopher Hurst, director of C.Hurst & Co. Publishers. Num Pages: 464 pages, 33ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGBA; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850653257
ISBN
9781850653257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. A lively diary chronicling the ups and downs of running a grocery shop in a Yorkshire town during the rationing years of the Second World War Editor(s): Malcomson, Robert; Malcolmson, Patricia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10-15 b&w integrated. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471154010
ISBN
9781471154010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Scott, Tom. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552151047
ISBN
9780552151047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. The third of Alice Taylor's unique accounts of life in the Irish countryside, and another massive bestseller with universal appeal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136 184pp. Keywords: Memoirs
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
New
SKU
9780863224201
ISBN
9780863224201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKW0001171
ISBN
9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003874
ISBN
9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The third of Alice Taylor's unique accounts of life in the Irish countryside, and another massive bestseller with universal appeal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004972
ISBN
9780863224201
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, nicks and bumps to cover but remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0016347
ISBN
9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006904
ISBN
9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756826
ISBN
9781876756826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Previous owner's signature on first page
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Penguin edition.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
SKU
KON0835878
ISBN
9780140113495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
First Penguin edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0009317
ISBN
9780140113495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Don Whillans has an iconic significance for generations of climbers. His epoch-making first ascent of Annapurna's South Face, achieved with Dougal Haston in 1970, remains one of the most impressive climbs ever made - but behind this and all his other formidable achievements lies a tough, recalcitrant reality: the character of the man himself. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099416722
ISBN
9780099416722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. From one of our most perceptive and provocative voices comes an arresting and wholly original account of the last days of Susan Sontag, Sigmund Freud, John Updike, Dylan Thomas, Maurice Sendak and James Salter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BK; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349008530
ISBN
9780349008530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. In 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruiz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south Phoenix. This book traces the spiritual transformation of Ruiz, the development of the community that has sprung up around her, and the international expansion of their message. Series: Qualitative Studies in Religion Series. Num Pages: 291 pages, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; BGH; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758250
ISBN
9780814758250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. France's great heroine and England's great scourge: whether a lunatic, a witch, a religious icon, or a skilled soldier and leader, Joan of Arc's contemporaries found her as extraordinary and fascinating as the legends that abound about her today. This book paints a portrait of Joan as a self-confident, charismatic and supremely determined figure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300168952
ISBN
9780300168952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. In September 2012, a YOUGOV poll conducted in Britain found that the person British workers would most like as their manager was Sir Richard Branson. In this book, he shares and distils his secrets of leadership and success. It is your guide to being your own CEO (Chief Enabling Officer) and becoming a true leader - not just a boss. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753519899
ISBN
9780753519899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Gallyon, Margaret. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Alpha Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898595335
ISBN
9781898595335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Hardcover. The story of the Cobbold brewing family of Suffolk and the famous merchant banking dynasty, the Hambros. Num Pages: 400 pages, 31 colour and b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
SilverWood Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781320259
ISBN
9781781320259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

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